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Posted Nov. 12, 2013 at 4:31 PM

Posted Nov. 12, 2013 at 4:31 PM

Here is the weekly update from the Taft District Chamber of Commerce Events coordinator Shannon Jones:

Please read carefully as there are lots of things going on this week!

Trout Fishing Derby is THIS Saturday!

Last night, the lake was stocked with thousands of pounds of Trout for this weekend's Trout Fishing Derby. You can register at Bob's Bait Bucket until 1pm on Friday or here at the Chamber office at 400 Kern Street until Friday afternoon. Registrations will be accepted Friday night from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Shell Station on Enos Lane and Saturday morning at the lake, beginning at 4:30 a.m. Pick up your wristbands for entry all day Friday at the Chamber office, Friday night at the Shell station or when you register on Saturday morning. Everyone must be registered in order to get into the lake Saturday.

Check out the events happening in Taft this week:

I hope you enjoyed your Veterans' Day. Thank you to all of the service men and women who have and will continue to protect us. Project Restore was a success and thanks to everyone who helped out.

Wednesday, November 13

No Sit n' Sip - We will be closed to attend the Kern EDC Energy Summit in Bakersfield. Next Thursday, November 20 we will celebrate 30 years with Midway Laboratory with a special presentation and breakfast at the Chamber office.

•6 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Trout Fishing Derby at Buena Vista Lake Evans, $20 adults, $10 kids (13 and under), Register at both the front and back gate, as well as the middle gate if you are camping overnight (4:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)

The search for Postcard Contest Entries has been extended. We will be accepting those until Friday.

Applications for the Taft Christmas Parade are due November 25. With the Thanksgiving holiday the week before the parade, the sooner we receive your entry, the faster we can issue the line up. The Taft Christmas Parade is on Monday, December 2 and this year's theme is "A California Christmas" Email shannon.taftchamber@gmail.com for an entry form.